Costa Cruises Makes Junior Cruisers “Captains for a Day” | Cruise News – Aug. 27, 2015

Costa Cruises Makes Junior Cruisers “Captains for a Day”

Cruise News – Aug. 27, 2015

Costa Cruises has created a new “Captain for a Day” experience that gives its youngest guests the chance to see what life is like at the helm. The daylong adventure, which is offered aboard Costa Diadema and Costa Fascinosa, begins with donning their captain’s stripes and ends with dinner with the master of the ship at his personal table in the main dining room.

Participants will receive a captain’s uniform to wear to their captain’s training, where they’ll learn about the ship, nautical terms, navigation, and signal flags. They’ll also see how weather affects the sea and will have a chance to broadcast the day’s weather forecast on the ship’s in-cabin television network.

“Kids get excited when they see the captain and officers walking around our ships,” said Scott Knutson, vice president, sales and marketing, for Costa Cruises North America. “With the Captain for a Day program, they’ll get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the role the master fulfills on board, learn a few tricks of the trade, and enjoy an experience unlike anything else they’ve ever done at sea.”

The Captain for a Day program can be booked on board and offers three levels:

The Captain for a Day program complements Costa’s Princess for a Day program, which launched in November 2014 and treats junior cruisers to having their hair, nails, and make-up done; wearing a princess costume with a dress, crown, and wand; attending a Princess Tea Party, and participating in a Princess Parade around the ship.

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